Comments on: Dairy Free Banana Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Buttercream

By: Rhys

Rhys — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 04:30:22 +0000

I was thoroughly impressed by this recipe. I do a lot of gluten free/diary free baking and not once have I found an online recipe this good.

By: Nanette

Nanette — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:54:56 +0000

I only needed the buttercream frosting so apologize for being incomplete in my review. But the frosting did not work for me. It tasted too strongly of shortening (I used Spectrum) and the brown sugar was too grainy. I have tossed it and am trying a recipe with only powdered sugar and a combo of shortening and Earth Balance. Thank for posting.

By: Lauren Keating

Lauren Keating — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:26:33 +0000

In reply to Ana. it held up for me, although it was softer than regular buttercream. If you keep your house very warm and don't plan to eat them right away, refrigerating wouldn't be a bad idea

By: Ana

Ana — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 22:03:30 +0000

Does the vegetable shortening hold up? Or does it melt? Should they be refrigerated before serving?

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 06:25:07 +0000

Okay- Time for an unbiased review from someone who actually made the recipe (me)!

These are DELICIOUS. They are surprisingly light and fluffy and super well balanced. I’ve never used cashew milk before but I thought I’d give this recipe a shot because I have been craving banana cake ever since I recently attended a wedding where it was served as the main dessert (dairy free as well).

I thought I needed to double the icing recipe, but after eating a few cupcakes I see how less is more (However, I substituted butter here because I forgot to buy the shortening! I think I would still feel the same way with the exact recipe).

I will absolutely make these again. Next time I plan on playing with the recipe a bit- adding a TINY bit of cinnamon and allspice to the batter and a pinch of salt to the icing.

Thank you for posting this recipe 🙂

By: Lauren Keating

Lauren Keating — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:11:31 +0000

In reply to Jane. Any dairy free milk (soy, almond, etc) should work fine.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 18:31:06 +0000

What else I can use instead of cashew milk? We don’t have here any. Thanks.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:46:16 +0000

Lisa- 1/3 cup coconut oil.

I’m not sure why it’s showi up as a square – what browser are you using?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:41:08 +0000

In reply to lisa. Can't see your reply, can you please post it as a separate comment?

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:05:35 +0000

How much coconut oil? All I see is a square…